Toxiclionella

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Toxiclionella
Toxiclionella haliplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Toxiclionella
Powell, 1966
Type species
Clavatula tumida
G.B. Sowerby II, 1870

Toxiclionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]

The species in this genus were split off from the genus Clavatula by Powell in 1966 because of the toxoglossate dentition in the radula of the type species Clavatula tumida.[3]

Species[edit]

Species within the genus Toxiclionella include:

Species brought into synonymy

References[edit]

  1. ^ Toxiclionella Powell, 1966. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
  3. ^ Powell, A. W. B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae. Bull. Auckl. Inst. Mus. 5: 1-184, pis. 1-23.
  4. ^ Toxiclionella haliplex (Bartsch, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  5. ^ Toxiclionella impages (Adams & Reeve, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  6. ^ Toxiclionella tumida (Sowerby II, 1870). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.
  7. ^ Toxiclionella elstoni (Barnard, 1962). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2010.